My Big List of Goals I’m Going to Accomplish in 2022 Week 33 of 52

Here’s my big list of things I want to accomplish in 2022:

Remodel The Kitchen 

The electrician finished up his work in the kitchen and so the HH was busy this past week patching all the holes {all 8 of them!}. What a chore. The areas still need a coat or two of mud and then after the final sanding, the walls will be ready for me to paint. 

I’m hoping to have the kitchen area painted by next weekend.  

Sell Enough Rugs to Buy an AGA Stove DONE!!!

Well I did it!!! I finally hit my goal of selling enough of my 2022 hooked rugs and pillows in my Etsy shop to pay for my new Duck Egg Blue AGA cooker. We’re just waiting for the call from the appliance guy to let us know when it’s in. 

I’ve now shifted to saving my rug hooking funds for a “research trip” to England to find the perfect scone {so I can duplicate it in my new oven}.  

Fill the Canning Cupboard 

The canning cupboard is filling up!

This past week I canned more Costco like salsa and also a batch of tomato bruchetta {I’ll post the recipe soon}. 

We have plenty of canned tomatoes and tomato sauce to get us through the winter, so I think I’ll keep focusing on salsa and maybe also work on a few sauce recipes. 

So far this year I have canned:

• Costco Like Salsa
• Raspberry Blueberry Jam
• Carrot Cake Jam
• Strawberry Lemon Jam
• Blueberry Lime Jam
• Strawberry Jam
• Cinnamon Rhubarb Jam
• Pickled Asparagus
• Ginger Pear Jam
• Spiced Christmas Jam
• Cranberry Sauce
• Split Pea and Ham Soup
• Beef Stew
• Zucchini Relish
• Heirloom Tomato Salsa

Not canned, but in jars:

• Real Maple Syrup

Earn Enough Money Selling {?????} To Pay For Our 2022 Grocery Tab By The End Of The Year.

I’ve decided to wait until fall to list my beach finds. I know this is cutting my selling season a bit short, but with so many other things going on right now, I just don’t have the time to add another thing to my to-do list.

Eat More Fruits and Vegetables.

Salsa totally counts, right? 🙂 

Keep The Crafts… In The Craft Room.

This past week was not a good one for keeping the crafts out of the craft room. There are stacks of wool EVERYWHERE. 🙂 

Tap Our 2 Maple Trees and Make Maple Syrup {DONE}

It was a good experience, and we’re going to do it again next year {although I would like to find a few more trees to tap so our yield is a bit higher}. 

Make a Quilt Top

No progress. But the good news is I still have 4 1/4 months to get this goal checked off my list. 

Be More Intentional With My Time

The Duck Lady and I went to a yard sale bright and early yesterday and although we didn’t find much, I always think it’s interesting to see what other people are getting rid of… and the value they put on certain items.

Like $12 for an old glass {naked} Mrs. Butterworth syrup bottle with a plastic cap.

But only $0.50 for Maid of Honor vintage pie tins {that are selling for $25 each on Etsy}. 😉 You just never know what you’re going to find… and I love that about yard sales. 

1 Craft / Blog Free Day {I’ve had 31 craft/blog free days this year so far.}

Keep My Husband Busy 

It was a good week for the HH.  A few small projects, driving Miss Daisy {me} around, and two trips to the recycle center. Maybe next week I can get him to help me paint. We’ll see. 😉 

The HH’s Honey Do List {so far} for 2022

• Take over cooking {I’ll still do the baking and canning}
• Cut down the cluster of trees in the backyard DONE
• Build a new set of stairs down to the water. 
• Fill the field {with soil} DONE
• Remodel 1 bathroom
• Replace fireplace tile
• Build window boxes for the front of the house
• Build an arbor for the wisteria {We decided to move the wisteria to another location instead}
• Order 4 cords of firewood by the end of May and stack them DONE
• Sand the floors in the entire house DONE
• Install new garage door openers {new addition}

My House Projects For This Year {so far}

Project #1 is keeping my whole house blinders on just a little while longer and not stressing about the fact that my house is {and has been since the start of the year} one giant remodeling mess. 

I know the fun won’t really start though until the HH pulls out the sink and we’re washing dishes in the bathroom while we wait for the cabinet guys/countertops/plumbers to their bit, but still… It’s the anticipation of it all that I’m trying not to think about. 

I know it will all come together in the end. And that’s what I have to focus on.

Things I need to get done this year:

• Finish painting the outside of the house
• Finish painting the inside of the house 
• Make something to hang above our new console table
• Make it look like people actually live here {working on it!}
• New window treatment for the kitchen window {ordered!}

Try 24 New Recipes {16 down, 8 to go}

This past week I shared a new salsa recipe and HOLY COW MAN it’s the best salsa recipe on the planet. 

So far this year I have shared the following recipes:

• Strawberry Lemon Jam
• Costco Salsa 
• Raspberry Blueberry Jam
• Pickled Asparagus
• Split Pea Soup
• Beef Stew
• Pressure Canned Split Pea and Ham Soup
• Hash Brown Waffles with Bacon and Cheese
• Bacon Cheddar Jalapeno Biscuits 
• Apple Cinnamon Granola
• Mrs. C’s Slow Cooker Pot Roast
• Ginger Pear Jam 
• Blueberry Lime Jam
• Lentils with Carrots and Thyme
• Dutch Oven Cinnamon Raisin Bread
• Dutch Oven Olive and Rosemary Bread
• Air Fryer Bread
• Peach Lavender Jam

Listen to 12 Audiobooks {12/12 so far} DONE

This past week I stopped by the library and found an old dictionary {published in the 60’s} on sale for $2. What a steal!

Audiobooks I’ve listened to this year:  

• The Boys by Ron and Clint Howard 10/10
• Wilding: The Return of Nature to a British Farm by Isabella Tree 9/10
• Seven at Sea by Erik and Emily Orton 9/10
• The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin 10/10
• Dolly Parton, Songteller by Dolly Parton 10/10
• Salt to the Sea by Ruth Sepetys 10/10
• No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality by Michael J. Fox 10/10
• Night Road by Kristen Hannah on Audiobook. 9/10
• Mill Town by Kerri Arsenault. Interesting. 8/10
• The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan 10/10
• On Writing Stephen King 10/10
• Taste by Stanley Tucci 8/10
• Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty by Anderson Cooper 10/10

Get a Fishing License and Catch a Fish

If the HH was in charge of catching our dinner… we’d starve. I might have to take a pole out and give it a whirl. 

My List of Garden Projects For This Year I want to Accomplish

Currently waiting to pick planting #4 of green beans. 🙂 

One of the goals on my list this year is to grow 500 pounds of food this summer. So far, it’s all about the tomatoes!

So far we’ve harvested: 273 pounds and 6 oz. 

• Cabbage 28 pounds 6 ounces
• Radishes 3 pounds 14 ounces
• Broccoli 3.5 ounces
• Lettuce 1 pound 4 ounces
• Chives 10 ounces
• Tomatoes 131 pounds 15 ounces 
• Blueberries .75 ounces
• Shelling Peas 7 pounds 4 ounces
• Green beans 14 pounds 8 ounces
• Zucchini 31 pounds 14 ounces
• Cucumbers 26 pounds 8 ounces
• Carrots 8 pounds 113 ounces
• Eggplant 1 pound 12 ounces
• Cauliflower 2 pounds 13 ounces
• Peppers 1 pound 9 ounces
• Beets 2 pounds 4 ounces

My garden projects for this year:

• Map out this year’s garden by April 1st – Done
• Plant apple or pear trees – Done
• Plant raspberry and blueberry bushes  Done
• Plant asparagus and rhubarb – Done
• Grow 500 pounds of food Working on it!
• Expand the lasagna garden We created a new garden plot instead Done
• Finish clearing the front of the property
• Get some garden pots for the front an back patio/porches Done

Create 12 New Rug Hooking Patterns and/or Kits Done! {27 out of 12 finished so far}

Meet Tom and Tilly Turkey, my latest rug. Isn’t it a beauty? I just love how it turned out. I’m hoping to have another {much smaller} pattern ready to share next weekend. 

New Rug Hooking Patterns/Kits For 2022

• Tom and Tilly Turkey
• The Willard Inn Pumpkin Patch
• Olde Sturbridge Pumpkin
• Autumn in the Garden
• Olde Salem Cat # 2
• Fat Black Cat with Pumpkins
• Small American Flag 
• Small Flower Basket
• Fat Black Cat
• Busy Little Bee – Brown
• Simple Red Heart
• Patriotic Tulips
• God Bless America
• American Chicken. 
• American Kitty
• USA Flag
• Olde Blue
• Chicks and Flowers 
• Scrappy Chicken
• Easter Egger Chicken
• Spring Arrives on Widsbee Farm
• Folk Art Chicken
• Valentine Kisses 
• 1736 Tulips
• Large Valentine Heart Runner
• Antique Flower Basket 
• Love Grows Fraktur Bird

Have All My 2022 Ornaments Finished by April 1st. Done!

I’m done with garden markers and ornaments for the year. 

52 Walks {We’ve gone on 19 of 52 so far}

These days it’s all about walking to and from the garden to collect tomatoes. 🙂 

Visit 12 Towns in Maine That I Haven’t Been to Before

So far we’ve visited:

• Alna, Maine
• Boothbay Harbor
• Washington General Store
• Hope General Store 

How about YOU? How did you do with working towards your goals for 2022? 

~Mavis